Release of Ms Savchenko

On 8 October 2014, I tabled a written
question on the case of Ms Savchenko, a Ukrainian fighter pilot
who was captured on Ukrainian soil and subsequently incarcerated
in a Russian prison (Written question No. 665, Doc. 13625). As yet,
I have not received a reply.

Since then, Ms Savchenko has been elected a Member of Parliament
and she is a member of the Parliamentary Assembly and thus has parliamentary
immunity.

Furthermore, she has been on hunger strike for 48 days and
her health is deteriorating rapidly.

Yesterday, the Parliamentary Assembly adopted the following
text: “The Assembly calls on the Russian authorities to release
Ms Savchenko within 24 hours and to ensure her return to Ukraine
or hand her over to a third country.” (Resolution 2034 (2015) on the challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still
unratified credentials of the delegation of the Russian Federation)

Mr Omtzigt,

To ask the Committee of Ministers,

What action has the Committee of Ministers taken in the last
four months on the case of Ms Savchenko, and in particular vis-à-vis
the Russian authorities, in order to ensure her release?

I would be grateful if the Committee of Ministers could reply
at the earliest possible opportunity.